This is bull crap.
Which is why I didn't pre-order, after seeing this happen with PS2 and Xbox, I knew something like this would happen, and said forget it, I'll wait til later next year.
Now my bride has saved up and given me the money for launch, so we're going to wait in line all day Meijer to purchase at midnight.
Sorry about your luck dude, good luck waiting in line at launch, and don't pay EB a friggin' cent!